Superman Part IV

In the first of the Superman posts I noted three stories from the 1940s that were published in the twelfth Superman reprint collection. As it turns out these were the only 1940's stories reprinted in all 23 collections - a total of 151 stories. Interestingly all three were also reprinted in the first hardcover reprint collection that DC published in 1971, Superman From the Thirties to the Seventies.

The reprint in this book is a third version of the story I discussed in part I - "Superman, Matinee Idol". The changes to the cartoon credits and panels are the same as the earlier reprint. But the first page is a mix of the original and the first reprint. The introduction and title have been restored but the blurb, "OUR VERY FIRST IMAGINARY STORY", has been kept from the earlier reprint.

Superman 19 original

80 Page Giant G18 reprint

Superman From the Thirties to the Seventies reprint